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In this episode, Arya Stark strikes back against her oppressors in the happiest place in Westeros.   This week, we:  - Talk about what will befall Catelyn at the end of the story and how she'll be remembered. - Get deep on the union of secular and mystical in the castle of Harrenhal - Talk about the Bloody Mummers and the strategic Lannister position at this juncture in ACOK - Analyze Jaqen H'ghar, his place in Arya's story and question whether he's the better alternative to the horrors Arya has experienced. - Unpack the most horrific story in all of ASOIAF: Chiswyck's story of what happened after the Tourney of the Hand -  Next week: Sansa faces Joffrey and is rescued by hero? Protagonist! Tyrion Lannister! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.co

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!    In this episode, all the Lannister dysfunction we talked about in Tyrion VI somehow gets even worse.   This week, we:  - Talk about our favorite funny lines in ASOIAF - Examine Tyrion's fun-yet-chilling conversation with Lancel - Zero in on why Tyrion goes to Shae - Analyze how Tyrion has put on masks of power, intrigue and games while forgetting about doing the justice he promised to do - Delve into Tyrion's problematic relationship to Shae and how sex work  Next week: back to King's Landing for ACOK Arya VII as Jaqen H’ghar offers Arya three murders, wishes Jinx's twitter: https://twitter.com/JinxLierre Jinx's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jinxlierre/ Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…ie

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Happy 100th episode, and thank you so much to everyone who's listened and supported us so far!   In this episode, Bran is caught between magic and politics, Winged Wolf and Prince of Winterfell, as embodied by his two mentors: Jojen Reed and Maester Luwin.   This week, we:  - Praise how masterfully George changes moods as this chapter goes along - Shiver as Jojen gets creepy with Bran's dreams - Zoom out to put the "little grandfather" in context with the other magical heralds of A Clash of Kings - Sift through both the short-term blind spots and long-term wisdom of Maester Luwin's worldview - Pity Bran for his bittersweet dreams of knighthood, tempting him onward to sorcery Next week: back to King's Landing for ACOK Tyrion VII as Lannister dysfunction somehow gets even worse. And we will be joined by a new guest: Jinx Lierre! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASO

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Daenerys arrives at our VERY FAVORITE setting in the series: the city of Qarth. Hooray.   This week, we:    - Discuss the "leftover" bits of ASOIAF - Praise the trippy imagery in the Qarth storyline... - ...and critique the shapeless plot and threadbare supporting cast - Lay out Dany's (somewhat redundant) character beats in ACOK - Come up with opposite ideas about how we would fix Qarth Next week: we fly back to Winterfell for Bran IV and our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE!  Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Arya bears witness to war crimes before being enslaved and force marched to Harrenhal. What a cheerful read.   This week, we:  - Talk about our favorite bad movies - Analyze the smallfolk caught in the chaos and brutality of war - Evaluate how Arya deals with her powerlessness and watching people be tortured, murdered and raped - Let Emmett go deep on Harrenhal and why this is his favorite over-the-top castle in ASOIAF! - Theorize on what will happen with the surviving people on Arya's list Next week: Sigh ... it's Qarth guys. It's Qarth in ACOK, Daenerys II! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter

  Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion brings Cersei good news: Renly and Stannis are fighting each other! Oh, and Tyrion also poisons her, strips her of her protectors, and throws Pycelle in jail without her permission...but for Tyrion and Cersei, this counts as getting along.   This week, we:  - Wonder what would've happened if Tyrion had killed Cersei in this chapter - Compare and contrast the unhappy Baratheons with the unhappy Lannisters - Analyze how Tyrion uses the power of the Iron Throne - Watch Tyrion take Pycelle apart - Theorize about what Tyrion's role will be in the war against the Others Next week: George invokes centuries’ worth of war crimes along Arya's path to Harrenhal, Emmett’s favorite place in Westeros, for some reason.  Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/28988

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies.    This week, we:    - Talk about Gerion Lannister and whether he'll turn up in TWOW or ADOS - Get into the Esgred/Theon dynamic - Interrogate Theon's self-conception and why the Ironborn continue to reject him - Analyze Balon Greyjoy's great war "plan" - Analyze the Iron Islands story in ACOK vs. S02 of the Thrones Show Next week: Tyrion bonds with Cersei over their joy at Renly and Stannis fighting each other ... only for him to poison her in ACOK, Tyrion VI~ Gotta love all these healthy respectful sibling relationships in ACOK!  Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/Po

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies.    This week, we:  - Theorize about Val's role in the story - Introduce Craster and his nightmarish prison factory of a Keep - Introduce Gilly, and watch as her peril unravels the Watch's self-justifications - Dig into the complex, opaque dialogue between Jon and LC Mormont at chapter's end - Make explicit all that's implied about Craster's deal with the Others Next week: we head back to the Iron Islands as Theon meets the girl of his dreams, only to find out too late that a) she's his sister b) she's the heir and c) he's a chump. Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/Poo

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Catelyn arrives at the traveling court of the rightful(?) king(?) of Westeros, Renly Baratheon the First of His Name, who makes her a reasonable(?) proposal before Stannis ruins(?) everything, as usual, just because he’s jealous(?) This week, we: - talk about the literary influences on GRRM and ASOIAF - Get in on Catelyn's mental state just prior to her rendezvous with a terrorist king - Zero in on the Reach, what they stand for and why they suck just as bad as the Lannisters - Spend hours shitting on Renly - Why Daemon Blackfyre to Renly to Young Griff is excellent paralleling on George's part Next week: ACOK, Jon III for Jon III, as LC Mormont’s Great Ranging arrives at Craster’s Keep, the happiest(?) place in Westeros.   Radio Westeros: https://radiowesteros.com/    Lady Gwyn's website: https://ladygwynhyfvar.com/   Lady Gwyn's twitter: https:/

Hi everyone and happy holidays this year! Today, we're releasing our holiday special episode all about Winterfell, its history, its architecture, its future and what the castle means And we were thrilled to be joined by Joe Buckley, author of the book The Great Castles of Westeros: An Unofficial Guide as well as the host of the Isle of Faces podcast!    Thanks for listening and blessing us in our sophomore year of podcasting! Much love to each and every one of you!   Buy Joe's book! https://www.amazon.com/Great-Castles-Westeros-Unofficial-Guide/dp/1712072579   Joe's blog:  http://thegrindstone.co.uk/   Joe's Podcast:  https://isleoffaces.podbean.com/   Joe's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SerBuckley   Our Patreon: https://patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF    Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/Bryn

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, friends and family come together to celebrate community and chow down. But Jeff can’t call it Christmas. Thanks Obama. This week, we: - Discuss cannibalism v. sacrifice - Bathe in the warm glow of friends and family at the harvest feast... - ...while analyzing all the little sad moments that show Bran's frustration with his life - Introduce Jojen and Meera Reed, our homeschooled kids - Talk about who their mother might really be... No regular episode next week, but we will be releasing our latest Patreon episode (talking Winterfell with Joe Buckley, author of Great Castles of Westeros) for the general public on Monday, December 30! So join us in two weeks’ time for Catelyn II, as we *sigh* finally arrive at the camp of King Terrorist himself, Renly Baratheon. And we will be joined by yet another great guest: Lady Gwyn from Radio Westeros!   Chloe

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the street preachers ranting about the apocalypse overtaking King’s Landing don’t even know how right they are. This week, we: - Ponder if Euron was Quellon's favorite son - Cringe at the Alchemists and their dreadful "substance" - Lament the fate of Cleos Frey, a pawn to be moved - Dig into the layers of dysfunction and missed opportunities in the Tyrion-Cersei dynamic - Talk the past, present, and future of wildfire Next week, we return to Winterfell for Bran III, in which the Northmen dig into the harvest feast promised to us in Bran II. And we will be joined by our favorite Stark-loyalist dinner guest, Chloe aka liesandarbor from Girls Gone Canon!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmD

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Arya Stark and her companions learn to never trust anyone over 30. This week, we: - Talk about whether Robert would have used magic to kill Rhaegar if he had the opportunity - Get deep on how starving kids and hunger hollow people out - Demand answers from Tywin as to why the hell he's using these horror tactics - Examine the death of the mentor figure and how adults really are the worst - Talk about how Sansa and Arya are similar in their circumstance and what yielding actually brings to peasants and nobles - Examine Gendarya in depth! Will it happen in the books as it happened in the show?  Next week, we head back to King’s Landing yet again for Tyrion V. We get it, George, Tyrion is your favorite. And this will be our next live episode, so see you on YouTube on Monday 12/9 at 830 PM EST! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20h1oU8ittU    Our patreo

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, in which the princess in the tower is sought out by two brave knights who want to spirit her away to freedom. Well, neither of them are knights. And both are completely fucking drunk. This week, we: -Discuss theories we hope to be WRONG about (a new concept for Jeff) -Use Dontos' letter to show how Sansa is gradually maturing in her worldview -Talk about the imagery of chivalry and how it changes as both character and audience age -Compare and contrast Dontos and Sandor, Sansa's not-knights in non-shining armor -Marvel at how differently this chapter reads when you come back knowing who pays Dontos (namely, Littlefinger) Next week, we jump back to the Riverlands, where Arya and her companions are trying to get by without any adults. It’s going about as well as you might expect.    Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Tyrion’s just gonna need you to sign this NDA. Boilerplate, nothing to it, he swears. Would he lie to you? This week, we: - Talk about visual adaptation and what we see when we read ASOIAF. - Laugh at Pycelle and how he sucks and how Tyrion bowls over him - Accuse Tyrion of complicity of war crimes as he shrugs his father's war crimes off  - Say Good Day to Cersei as she comes in warm our hearts - Watch as Littlefinger and Tyrion fuck with each other - Listen in on Varys and Tyrion's attempt to manipulate each other - Argue that Game of Thrones, Season 2's version of this scene was better.  Next week, Sansa II where we...stay right here in King’s Landing for Sansa II, in which two drunk not-knights take out their issues on her. Sigh.    Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: ww

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the Northmen come to Winterfell to offer their services to the Starks for nothing in return, because they’re all about manly honor. Right? Right?! This week, we: -Defend George's food porn as an essential part of worldbuilding and character development -Compare Bran to the terrible horrible Walders as microcosms of the Stark v. Frey approaches to politics -Dig deep into the layers of Northern politics as acted out by everyone from Lord Wyman Manderly to the Umber Uncles to (from afar) the Bastard of Bolton -Discuss Bran's character arc from a would-be knight to a will-be king, with magic powers along the way -Frame the Hornwood inheritance crisis as central to the downfall of House Stark Next week: "one, two, three." Need we say more? Oh, yes: ACOK Tyrion IV will be our next livestream episode, on Monday 11/18 at 830 PM EST! Steven's blog: https://

READ EMMETT'S ESSAY ON EURON HERE! https://poorquentyn.com/2019/10/31/eldritch-apocalypse/ Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode,His Grace King Stannis Baratheon tells the Lannisters to get the hell off his lawn, and they respond in a multitude of ways, some smart, some ... less so. This week, we: - Talk about the worst theater commander in ASOIAF - Look at Tyrion and Cersei, explore their dynamic through lies and mummery - Give an honest appraisal of why Cersei is so freaked out why Tywin or Joffrey will find out about her relationship to Jaime  - Explore Tyrion's relationship with his image of the demon monkey man - Get in deep (phrasing) on the sexual dynamics in Westeros vs the Summer Islands - It's Varys and Tyrion talk politics time, and boy are we having fun. - Answer definitely the question on who was the Hand of the King who built the tunnel to Chataya's brothel in King's Landi

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the pig-faced shit-knight Amory Lorch wipes out Yoren of the Night’s Watch and most of his charges. It’s not all bad news, though; at least Arya saves Rorge and Biter! This week, we: - Go through some of our favorite and "favorite" Apple Podcast Reviews - Talk about the unsettling feeling of dread settling over the scene well before Amory Lorch shows up - Talk about the Tolkienesque aspects of this chapter and how George reinterprets Tolkien's critiques of the crimes against nature.  - Discourse on Yoren as an idealist and how his ideals aren't so far removed from the current time of the story   - Battlechapter! Battlechapter! Slaughter ... chapter?  - Address why Amory Lorch as a war criminal takes backseat to Gregor and Vargo Hoat Next week: Tyrion III, in which the Lannisters react to His Grace King Stannis Baratheon’s letter declaring them trait

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the messiah, her miracle babies, and her dwindling entourage wander the desert in pursuit of a star, only to be met by three wise men. Well...not all of them are men, and none of them are wise, but you get the idea. This week, we: -Rank our favorite Star Wars movies (lest we be the only ones not to) -Discuss our...mixed feelings about Dany's prophetic arc in ACOK and her spiritual place in general -Praise how George writes Dany as a young mother, albeit of lizards -Dig into the layers of imagery and metaphor in this chapter's settings, the Red Waste and Vaes Tolorro  -Begrudgingly allow Jorah Mormont to tell his mediocre life story Next week: Pig-faced shit-knight Amory Lorch wipes out the heroic grump Yoren of the Night's Watch, along with most of his ragged fellowship, in ACOK Arya IV! Can't wait until Lorch dies.  Mighty Isobel on Reddit: https:/

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, everything goes exactly according to plan for our new protagonist, Theon “The Ladies Love Me” Greyjoy.    This week, we:   - Talk about our favorite to least favorite Greyjoys   - Emmett analyzes how Theon came into being as a POV character and why his character beats far outshine his actual plot beats.   - Analyze Theon in how he constructs his identity around Ironborn lore he doesn't have a personal connection to and how awful this manifests itself in his treatment of the captain's daughter.   - Muse on the worldbuilding George puts into the Ironborn culture, and how these sparse, bleak lands speak volumes on GRRM's opinion of them and their culture.   - Pour one out for Balon Greyjoy who has a sad, and that sad is going to result in a disastrous war which will give the Ironborn nothing   - Is the Captain's Daughter pregnant by Theon? We di